Artist recreates Kansas-Missouri history in oil prints
Lawrence artist Richard Short paints historical Kansas scenes from Union Pacific Depot to a 19th century Kansas City riverboat levee. Seventeen oils became limited prints sold in 39 area galleries. Short spends hours researching at historical societies to keep accuracy. Kansas City scenes are his strongest market.
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Richard Short
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Short
Country Club Plaza
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Union Pacific
Ings
Topeka
United States
Karen Colstrom
Roy
Oklahoma
Lawrence Construction
Harry Fredman
Ducks Unlimited
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Spencer Research Library
Kansas University
Watkins Community Museum
Kansas City Union Station
Airlines to cut fares as 10 percent air tax expires
Major carriers including American Airlines Delta USAir Continental say they will pass the 10 percent excise tax savings to customers as the tax on domestic flights and the $6 international travel charge expire at year end. United plans reductions where it competes with others, while Southwest will keep collecting the surcharge. Refunds offered for advance purchases made during the tax-free period are possible for some travelers. The reinstatement of higher fares depends on any budget deal and renewed taxes.
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Airf Ai
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Southwest Airlines
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Delta
Usair
Continental
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Southwest
Ginger Hardage
American
Clinton
Congress
Kansas Authors in Kansas Heritage Talk at Ottawa Library
The Ottawa Library announces a five part TALK book discussion series on Kansas heritage beginning January at Neosho County Community College. Denise Low will lead Trail of the Spanish Bit by Don Coldsmith, with other Kansas works and leaders scheduled for Jan 25 Feb 8 Feb 22 and March 7. Thirty copies are offered for checkout. reading ahead is encouraged.
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Ottawa Library
Neosho County
Denise Low
University of Kansas
Don Coldsmith
Coldsmith
Juan Garcia
Kansas
John Ise
Ron McCoy
Emporia State University
Gordon Parks
Faye Vowell
William Inge
Gene DeGruson
Pittsburg State University
Robert Day
Jim Hoy
Grease pit accident kills 5 year old at Shreveport restaurant
A5 year old boy died after falling into a grease trap outside the Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in Shreveport during a New Year party. Nil Roy was unconscious at Schumpert General Hospital for hours before dying just after 10 a.m. Police said the lid gave way as the boy stepped on it and a bystander entered the pit to try to rescue him.
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Nil A. Roy
Schumpert General Hospital
Tammy Weaver
Hong Kong
India
Jaiprakash Patel
Patel
Woman 89 still bakes pies from scratch at Chick A Dee Cafe
Lucy Peck 89, known as Mom or Grandma to Chick A Dee staff, bakes seven pies daily at the Topeka cafe using Crisco crusts and five apples per pie. She arrives around 7:45 a.m. works four hours, and guides kitchen staff with a firm, playful hand. Peck previously owned Peck's Cafe (1954–1968) and joined Chick A Dee founders in 1977, moving with the cafe to its current Eastboro location in 1985.
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Lucy Peck
Peck
Grandma
Phyllis Knight
James Knight
Eastboro
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